Karen Bassett Stephenson reflected on the loss of her father while standing before the Space Mirror Memorial bearing his name. The daughter of Charles Bassett, an astronaut who was killed in a 1966 jet crash while preparing to launch on a Gemini mission, Stephenson joined several other fallen astronauts’ family members to observe NASA’s Day […]
ROME (AP) — Italy’s president on Friday denounced rising antisemitism and delivered a powerful speech in support of the Jewish people as he commemorated a Holocaust Remembrance Day overshadowed by Israel’s military campaign in Gaza and a rise in anti-Israel acts here. Also Friday, Rome’s police chief ordered pro-Palestinian activists to postpone a rally in […]
NASA holds annual Day of Remembrance ceremony at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex NASA held its annual Day of Remembrance ceremony Thursday at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. The event honors astronauts who lost their lives in the pursuit of spaceflight including the crews of Apollo 1 and space shuttles Challenger and Columbia. Kathie […]
NASA will honor its fallen space explorers during a ceremony on Thursday (Jan. 25), and you can watch the somber proceedings live. The agency is holding “Day of Remembrance” events at its research centers around the nation on Thursday to honor the astronauts who died in NASA’s three space tragedies — the Apollo 1 fire in […]
The Pope has recalled the extermination of millions of Jews as he called for the upcoming Holocaust Day of Remembrance to reaffirm that war can never be justified and only benefits weapon-makers. At the end of his weekly general audience, Francis referred to Saturday’s commemoration, which has become fraught this year given Israel’s military campaign […]
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis recalled the extermination of millions of Jews in calling Wednesday for the upcoming Holocaust Day of Remembrance to reaffirm that war can never be justified and only benefits weapons makers. At the end of his weekly general audience, Francis referred to Saturday’s commemoration, which has become fraught this year given […]
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — Sunday night dozens of people gathered in Newport News for a walk against gun violence. Many of the people in attendance had also lost their loved ones in tragic shooting deaths in the city. The walk started at Riverview Farm Park and ended at Menchville High School, where 17-year-old Justice […]